Best Popsongs Ever: 35 Most Wanted Popclassics

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1Is She Really Going Out With Him?
engineer:
Rod Hewison
producer:
David Kershenbaum
bass guitar:
Graham Maby (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
David Houghton (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Gary Sanford (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (in 1978-08)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 438)
recording of:
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
publisher:
Kobalt Music (publisher) and Pokazuka Limited
Joe Jackson4.43:35
2Without Your Love
engineer:
Laurence Diana, Cy Langston and Geoff Young (engineer)
producer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
mixer:
Laurence Diana and Geoff Young (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1980)
recording of:
Without Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Billy Nicholls (English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music and G.H. Music Ltd
Roger Daltrey3:17
3Stop
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Stop
writer:
Bruce Brody, Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
Doolittle Music, Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and WayBlue Ltd. (publisher)
Sam Brown44:01
4Have a Little Faith in Me
producer:
Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
acoustic guitar:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter) (in 1987-02)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1987-02)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1987-02)
electric guitar:
Ry Cooder (in 1987-02)
vocals:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter) (in 1987-02)
recording of:
Have a Little Faith in Me (in 1987-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
recording of:
Lass mich nicht allein heut' Nacht (Have a Little Faith in Me)
composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
translated version of:
Have a Little Faith in Me
John Hiatt24:00
5More Than Words
assistant engineer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer)
engineer:
Bob St. John
producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Pat Badger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Geary
guitar, keyboard, percussion and piano and background vocals:
Nuno Bettencourt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Gary Cherone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1990)
recording of:
More Than Words
writer:
Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Funky Metal Publishing
Extreme3.755:38
6Stuck in the Middle With You
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (in 1972) and John Mills (recording/mix engineer) (in 1972)
producer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
drums (drum set):
Rod Coombes (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Tony Williams (bass) (in 1972)
guitar:
Paul Pilnick (in 1972) and Gerry Rafferty (in 1972)
keyboard:
Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter) (in 1972)
vocals:
Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter) (in 1972) and Gerry Rafferty (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1972) and A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1972)
music videos:
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
recording of:
Stuck in the Middle With You (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Rafferty and Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Baby Bun Music Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Stealers Wheel43:24
7Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca (label that Tommy Mottola founded circa 2003, part of UMG) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
Santa Esmeralda3:25
8Teardrops
recording of:
Teardrops
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Womack & Womack4:31
9Words
recording of:
Words
lyricist and arranger:
Henry Priestman
composer:
Seán Ó Riada (birth name John Reidy)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd.
is based on:
Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)
The Christians5:10
10An Englishman in New York
producer:
Godley & Creme
recording of:
Strange Apparatus (An Englishman in New York)
lyricist:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
writer:
Lol Creme
composer:
Kevin Godley
Godley & Creme4.55:51
11Lessons in Love
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
guest saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1986) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Lessons in Love
lyricist:
Boon Gould
writer:
Wally Badarou and Mark King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Findhaven Ltd., Island Visual Arts Ltd., Level 42 Music Ltd. and Ruby Ruby Ltd.
Level 423.63:58
12Let the Music Play
recording of:
Let the Music Play
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
Barry White24:06
13Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order6:23
14Diamante
Zucchero4:37
15Cats in the Cradle
engineer and mixer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer) and Randy Long
producer:
Mark Dodson (UK producer)
bass guitar:
Cordell Crockett (in 1992)
drums (drum set):
Mark Davis (US drummer for Ugly Kid Joe) (in 1992)
guitar:
Klaus Eichstadt (in 1992) and Dave Fortman (in 1992)
background vocals:
Jennifer Barry (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Whitfield Crane (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1992) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle (in 1992)
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Ugly Kid Joe3.94:03
16The Look of Love, Part 1
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark Lickley
keyboard:
Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
lead vocals:
Martin Fry
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1982), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1982)
mixed at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 43) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 73)
partial recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The)), Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company)
part of:
Mantrap (ABC long-form film)
ABC3.93:29
17She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals43:35
18Suds & Soda
engineer:
Gilles Martin (Belgian producer & engineer)
recording of:
Suds & Soda (in 1994)
lyricist:
Tom Barman (Belgian musician) and Stef Kamil Carlens (Belgian musican & songwriter)
composer:
Tom Barman (Belgian musician), Jules De Borgher (Belgian drummer), Stef Kamil Carlens (Belgian musican & songwriter), Klaas Janzoons (Belgian musician) and Rudy Trouvé (Belgian musician)
dEUS45:14